Hubert Humphrey
★ Vice President
- Born
- May 27, 1911
- Died
- January 13, 1978
- Age at death
- 66
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1948–1976
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Humphrey78.4M
Opponents71.6M
Total Electoral Votes
Humphrey677
Opponents399
7
Elections run
As a running mate, Humphrey is credited with the ticket’s popular and electoral votes. A vote for the ticket counts for both names on it.
Between 1948 and 1976, Hubert Humphrey ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. Senate and President), winning 6 and losing 1. Humphrey's biggest single-election total was 43,129,040 votes, in the 1964 U.S. presidential election. Humphrey's closest win came in the 1954 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, decided by 162,574 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, every U.S. presidential election, or all 1976 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Hubert Humphrey received?
Hubert Humphrey has received 78,361,942 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1, plus 677 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 1,290,73667.51% | Jerry Brekke Paul Helm William Peterson Robin E. Miller Matt Savola |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 788,25657.75% | Clark McGregor Nancy Strebe William Braatz |
| 1968 | Presidentwith Edmund Muskie | Lost | 30,898,055 (42.7%)191 EV | Richard Nixon George Wallace |
| 1964 | Vice Presidentwith Lyndon B. Johnson | Won | 43,129,040 (61.1%)486 EV | Barry Goldwater |
| 1960 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 884,16857.53% | P. Kenneth Peterson Carl Feingold |
| 1954 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 642,19356.38% | Val Bjornson Francis P. Ryan Vincent R. Dunne (head-to-head) |
| 1948 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 729,49459.78% | Joseph H. Ball Vincent R. Dunne (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000953) and Wikidata (Q209989). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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